Real Estate
Rising Housing Costs Cited As Root Cause Of Lagging Home Ownership Rate Among Young Adults
July 5, 2018
Rising Housing Costs Cited As Root Cause Of Lagging Home Ownership Rate Among Young Adults
However, according to new research from Freddie Mac, the biggest barrier slowing young prospective buyers has been housing costs rising…
Texas Housing Insight: May 2018 Summary
July 3, 2018
Texas Housing Insight: May 2018 Summary
Inventory levels showed signs of relief as new listings came to market, but structural supply issues persist. Homebuilders are grappling…
Mortgage Matters: Rates Remain Subdued On The Usual Fears
July 2, 2018
Mortgage Matters: Rates Remain Subdued On The Usual Fears
Lumber prices are at a record high. They're at a record high because of a 20.8% tariff applied to imported…
Letter To The Editor: 5 Things You Can Do Today To Lower Your Property Tax Bills In Hays County
June 25, 2018
Letter To The Editor: 5 Things You Can Do Today To Lower Your Property Tax Bills In Hays County
Protesting valuations is simply treating a symptom to the most important factor which drives property tax increases. That driving factor?…
Mortgage Matters: War Bluster Holds Mortgage Rates In Check
June 25, 2018
Mortgage Matters: War Bluster Holds Mortgage Rates In Check
Hours after Trump's announcement, China's Finance Ministry issued a list of 545 product categories of U.S. imports on which China…
Fed Raises Interest Rates: What Does It Mean To Us?
June 18, 2018
Fed Raises Interest Rates: What Does It Mean To Us?
On any particular day, some banks have a surplus of reserves, others have a deficit. A market arises for banks…
Texas Small Land Sales Volume Increases, Tops $1 Billion
June 11, 2018
Texas Small Land Sales Volume Increases, Tops $1 Billion
“With land sales increasing and price-per-acre declining slightly, we’re seeing a solid market for small land purchases for a wide…
Mortgage Matters: Higher Interest Rates For Everyone
June 11, 2018
Mortgage Matters: Higher Interest Rates For Everyone
Borrowers jumped on the mortgage-rate reprieve that occurred over the waning days of May. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported a…
Texas State University To Buy Former Casey Development Sessom Project Site
June 7, 2018
Texas State University To Buy Former Casey Development Sessom Project Site
According to the University Board of Regents, the property was appraised in May 2017 to value $3,875,000. The owners, Jerry…
Texas Housing Insight For April
June 7, 2018
Texas Housing Insight For April
Structural imbalances in the single-family market, investment poured into multifamily structures to capitalize on the state's population growth. Relentless demand…